The POI is to the right of the target: The front sight is off to the left. The POI is to the left of the target: The front sight is off to the right. The POI is over the target: The front post is too high. The POI is under the target: The front post is too low. If the vertical deviation between POI and POA is more than 6 inches, then your AK needs to be sighted in. Pay attention to the POI and the POA (Point And Aim). When the sights are in position, place them over the target, and squeeze the trigger. Novices tend to close their non-dominant eye partially or wholly, but experienced shooters can shoot with both of their eyes open. The point is to align the top sections of the sights while keeping the front sight post in the middle of the rear sights at “U”. If you happen to have a fair amount of experience on how to aim iron sights or three-dot sights, then you probably could guess what needs to be done here. In general, AK sights are easy to work with so you should be able to get used to them in a short period. If you estimate the range between you and your target is around 400 meters or so, all you have to do is move the cylinder on the leaf to the “4” mark.įor 7.62x39mm AK rifles, there is a mark that looks like one of these: “П,” “P,” and “D.” These marks represent the “Battle Setting” with a range of 300 meters, which is considered to be the usual engagement distance. Here is a quick example of how to use the rear sight: To change the range, you have to flip up the rear sight, move the cylinder to the suitable mark, flip it down then start shooting. The rear sight is a conventional tangent design with preset sighting marks that let you engage targets at different ranges. The post of the rifle front sight is directly screwed to a movable cylinder right below it.īy moving the cylinder, which would change the elevation and windage setting, you would improve your POI. Characteristics of the SightsĪt first glance, the AK solid steel sights appear to be quite straightforward with simple and robust operations. The rear sight contains a sliding spring-loaded cylinder and a leaf calibrated in 100-meter increments from 100 to 800 meters. To compensate for windage, you have to use a specialized sight adjustment tool. Windage (Horizontal) adjustments require shifting the cylinder right or left (behind the rifle point of view), depending on the current condition. Just move the post up if the POI (Point Of Contact) is high, and down if the POI is low. 
Elevation adjustment could be achieved by changing the front sight position. The AK 47 assault rifle’s sighting system includes an adjustable post front sight and a fixed tangent rear sight.
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